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The Rude Awakening is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun. It was released on March 31, 1998, via Priority Records under the name Cocoa Brovaz. The duo was forced to drop their original name after they were sued by the Smith & Wesson firearms company.
- 1:06:23
- March 31, 1998
- 1997–98
- Hip hop
Mar 31, 1998 · Featuring Buckshot, Deidra Artis, Eek-A-Mouse & 8 more. Producers 12 Nations, Baby Paul, Face N Triple Beam & 11 more. Writers Baby Paul, Buckshot, Eek-A-Mouse & 12 more. Released by Duck Down...
In 1997, Cocoa Brovaz joined up with the Buckshot, Heltah Skeltah and Originoo Gunn Clappaz for Boot Camp Clik debut collaborative effort For the People. In early 1998, the duo dropped their second album The Rude Awakening. The release was met with mixed reviews and moderate sales.
- Tek, Steele
- 1993–present
It features guest appearances by Sean Price, Buckshot, Raekwon (of Wu-Tang Clan), Hurricane G, Tony Touch, F.L.O.W., Professor X (of X Clan), Smack Man, Head Arabic, Storm, Big Ol' Pimp Cook, Eek-A-Mouse, Jahdan Blakkmore and Deidra Artis. The album peaked at #21 on the Billboard 200 and #3 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Apr 29, 2016 · Cocoa Brovaz - The Rude Awakening (1998) When Smif N Wessun were at odds with the Smith & Wesson gun company, plus at odds with their prior label, Nervous Records, they were known as Cocoa Brovaz. Their long-awaited second effort to follow-up their classic debut Dah Shinin’ was met with lukewarm reception, but overall it was dope.
Buckshot ( exec.) Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman (exec.) Smif 'n' Wessun: Reloaded is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Smif-N-Wessun, and the only one released under the name Tek & Steele (formerly known as Cocoa Brovaz due to a lawsuit with the Smith & Wesson firearms company in 1995).
Genres: East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap. Rated #897 in the best albums of 1998. Featured peformers: Buckshot (executive producer), C-Traze Studios (artistic director), Tramp and Huy (artistic director), Smif-n-Wessun (executive producer), Dru Ha (executive producer), Dennis D. Chiaro (photography), Mo-B (photography).
